Adjustable cap



June 15 1926. 1,588,536

P. Q. FISCHER ADJUSTABLE}. CAP

Filed March 16, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

- 7 INVENTOR ATTORN EYS June 15 ,1926: 1,588,536

P. A. FISCHER ADJUSTABLE CAP Filed Ital-ch 16. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.ZQIENTOIIR ATT 0RNEYS Patented June 15,1926. it: I I

UNITED STATESQPATENT OFFICE.

ADJUSTABLE CAP.

Application filed March 16, 1925. Serial No. 16,060.

My invention relates to adjustable caps, portion of the body of the capwhich is conthe principal object of my invention being nected to thevisor so that the side portions to providea cap having a wide range ofcan be readily caused to slide along the adjustment, constructed in sucha manner visor and along the portion of the body of that there are nounsightly folds o-r creases the cap connected to the visor. visible whenthe cap is being worn. My invention contemplates the provisionAdjustable caps as made heretofore are of means for holding the'cornersof. the provided with one or more notches or openvisorin alignment withthe side portions of 'ings along the lower edge of the cap, usuthe capbody, thus preventing the visor corally fastened to a corner of thevisor of the 11 rs from projecting below the lower edge cap.v Thedisplacements of the sections of of the body of the cap or projecting upthe body portion of the cap which necesunder the body of the cap to anexcessive sarily takes place when the size of the cap extent. This meansmay take the form ofa is changed, necessarily takesplace in the strip ofstiff material attached either to a 15 immediatevicinity of the notch ornotches, visor corner or to the insideof the adjacent and experiencehas'shown that the cap portion of the body of the cap. This stiffwrinkles in an unsightly manner when the member cooperates With-a looporpocket constricting straps are drawn together, carried by the bodyportion of the cap or These wrinkles on the sides of the cap near by thevisor, as the case may be, whereby 20 the corners of the visor, whilethey may not the several parts are held in proper alignbe uncomfortableto the wearer of the cap, ment. Thus, while the corners of the visorare, nevertheless, very conspicuous and deare free from the body portionof the cap to tract from the value of the cap to a considthe extentthat'the size of the cap can be erable extent. readily changed as abovedescribed, yet the 25 The principal object of my invention is corners ofthe. visor are, at all times, held in to provide a cap having relativelymovable proper position with respect tothe lower sections which permit awide range of adedge of the body portion of the cap. justment, the capbeing constructed so that V In addition to the features above deanywrinkles which may form as a result scribed, my inventionincludes ayielding 30 of altering the size of thecap are effectively fastener forthe constricting straps. of the concealed from View. I have found thatcap so that ifv the wearer of the cap'desires 30 this object can beattained by having the .to pull it down on his head more than therelative displacement of the visible portions usual' amount, he can doso without read of the cap body take place at a point near justing theconstricting straps or having 35 the central portion of the visor ratherthan the cap fit too snugly on the head. In genat either or both cornersof the visor. To eral, my'improved fastener comprises two this end aportion of the body of the cap is elements, one attached to eachconstricting connected to the central portion of the visor strap, andadapted to cooperate with each and the corners of the visor are leftfree to other to hold the straps in an adjusted'po- 40 assume an easierposition in alignment with 'sition. i

the lower edge of the side portions of the Thevarious objects andadvantages of my body of the cap. The adjustment is effected inventioncan be best understood by conby drawing the side portions of the captosidering the following detailed. description, ward each other, thusdisplacing them with which is to be taken in conjunction with therespect to the visor and with respect to the accompanying drawings, inwhich i portion of the body of the cap sewed or Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a cap otherwise connected to the visor. The side made inaccordance with my invention. portions of the body of the cap are prefeeFigure 2 is a side elevation of the vcap ably separate from the visorand frem that shown in Figure 1.3 r

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation of a portion of the cap shown inFigures 1 and 2, showing details of construction.

Figure 4 is afragmentary vertical section taken on line 4-4: of Figure2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sec tion taken on line-55 of Figure2.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a portion of another embodiment of myimproved cap.

Figure7 is a. horizontal section taken on line 7'7 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a side elevation of another embodiment of my invention.

Figure 9 is a side elevationof another embodiment of my invention.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary horizontal section of still anothertype ofcap made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 11 is an enlarged transverse view of the fastener shown inFigures 1, 2 and 6. Figure 12 is an enlarged plan View of the fastenershown in Figure 11, illustrating the manner in which the fasteneroperates.

Figure 13 is an enlarged vertical section View taken on line 1313' ofFigure 11,

ent sizes and the adjustment takes place at one or more points which arenormally well concealed sothat any wrinkles' or folds causedby theadjustment cannot be seen;

The cap body A can be considered as composed of a plurality of sections.It is con venient' to call the portion of the cap body designated by thereference numeral 1 the central section of the-cap body andthe portions2 and Scan be considered as side sections.- It is not necessary thatthese different sections ofthe cap should consist of different pieces ofmaterial or that the sectionsbe sewed together or otherwise joined inany particular manner except that ampleprovision must be made forchanging the size of the cap as hereinafter described.

The capshown in Figures 1 to- 5 inclusive is made so that the centralsection 1 has a portion 4. thereof movable with respect to the sidesections'2 and'S and theadjustment of'the size ofthe cap is efiected bychanging the relative'positions ofthis portion 4 of the central sectionof the cap and the side sect-ions 2 and 3. The central section of thecap-body, or rather the portion 4 of this section, is connected to thevisor whereas the side sections of the cap are separate from the visor,thus leaving the corners of the visor free to move with respect to theside sections. By drawing together the portions 5 and 6 of the sidesections of the cap, as by means of straps 7 and 8, the side sectionsare caused to slide over the portion 4. of the central section 1 and thesize-of the cap is made smaller as will be readily understood. It willbe noted that the central section, or at least the portion 4 thereof, isof less extent than the Visor B or, in other words, the visor is longerthan the lower edge of the portion 4 of the central section of the cap.Thus the relative displacement between the central section and the sidesections occurs within the limits of that portion of the cap along whichthe visor cxtends and, therefore, at points which are normally concealedwhen the body portion of the cap is folded down over the visor andfastened thereto in the usual manner bymeans of a snap fastener-9.

From the above description of the man ner in which the cap inFigure 1can head.- justed, it should be apparent that there must be considerableplay between the portion a of the central section ofthe cap and theadjacent portion of the side sections 2 and 3 as shown in Figure 1. Thecentral section 1 of the cap is, of'course, sewed or otherwise unitedwith the said sectionsv 2 and 3 and abovethe portion 4 of the central.sec-' .tion'.

As stated above, the centralsection may be integral with the sideSGClLlOHS. The constricting or ad usting straps 7 and 8 maybe integralwith the side sections 2 and 3 of the cap or may be separate piecesattached to the side sections as may be desired. The straps. 7 and8 mayeven be the ends of a continuous strip runningentirely around the loweredge of the cap as shown in Figure 9. In any event, it will be understood that the constricting straps 7 and 8 are secured to the sidesections 2 and Send. preferably separate from the central sections ofthe cap. A buckle 10,'preferably of the improved form hereinafterdescribed, serves to fix theadjusting strap 7 and 8 in an adjustedposition; 1 7

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 5, the portion4: of the central section ofthe. cap is shown. as a piece of materialsewed or-otherwise connected to the main portion of the central section1 of the cap. Strips l1 and 12 preferably cut away as shown at 13,. areconnected to the portion t of the central section of the cap and to thecorners 1 1 and 15 ofthe visor. These strips 11 and 12 serve as a meansfor holding'the corners of the visorin proper position and'the severalparts of the cap are preferably constructed and arranged so that thecorners'of the visor are held in a position above the lower edge of thecap body as shown in F i 'ur-e 2, whereby the corners are concealed fromview.

The piece of material shown at 4 and the strips 11 and 12 may consist ofmaterial similar to that out of which the body portion of a the cap ismade or they may consist of other material. If these portions of the capare made out of material heavier than that composing the body portion ofthe cap, the visor In view of the fact that the central section of'thecap body to which the visor is connected is of less'extent than thevisor, it is apparent that in some cases there might be a tendency forthe corners of the visor to show below the lower edge of the cap body.In order to prevent this condition and at the same time permit the sidesections of the cap to move freely with respect to the corners of thevisor in adjusting the size of the cap, I have devised means for holdingthe corners of the visor in proper alignment with respect to the loweredge of the cap. In Figure 6, I have shown such a means consisting of apiece of stiff material 16 such as cardboard or celluloid, or the like,fixed with respect to the visor corner 14 and cooperating with a loop 17or pocket formed in the lining 18 of the cap. The strip of material 16fits loosely in the loop or opening 17 and this opening is preferablylocated at a point somewhat remote from the lower edge of the cap, sothat the extreme corner of the visor is always concealed from view. Thestrip 16 can be fastened directly to the portion 13 of the cap body,which is connected to the central section l of the cap. The corner 14 ofthe visor being connected to the portion 13 of the cap is connected tothe strip 16 whereby this strip partakes of any relative movementbetween the side portion of the cap and the corner 14 of the visor.

The cap shown in Figure 8 is substantially the same as that shown inFigure 6 except for the means which holds the visor corners in properalignment with the lower edge of the cap. In Figure 8 the stiff member16 is secured to the side section 3 of the cap instead of to the visoror to any part connected to the visor. A piece of material 13, connectedto the visor, carries one or more loops 19 or pockets which cooperatewith the stiff member 16 to hold the visor and the lower edge of the capin position.

The central section 1 of the cap shown at Figure 8 instead of beingseparate from the portion 20 of the'side section 3 of the cap up to thepoint 21, as is the case with the cap shown in Figures 1 and 6, isintegral with the side section. Relative movement between the sidesection 3 and the central section 1 is permitted by providing a fold orpleat 22 in the material as shown in Figure 8.

In Figure 10, I have illustrated a cap which is substantially the sameas that shown in Figures 1, 6 and 8, except that the lining 18 isconnected to the central section 1 of the cap and extends continuouslyacross to the side section 3. A fold or pleat 23 is formed in the liningat the point where the central section and. the side section 3 together,so as to permit ample adjustment of the size of the cap.

In Figures 11 to 13 inclusive, I have illustrated a form ofbuckle orfastener adapted to secure the adjusting or constricting straps 7 and 3together in any desired position. This form of buckle is shownonthe'caps illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 6. In general, the fastenercomprises two parts, one fixed to each of the strap pieces. A stiffmember 24, which can be made out of card-board, cel-. luloid or otherstiff material, is carried in-v side ofthe strap 8. This member 24 has anumber of notches 25 along one or prefer ably both edges adapted toreceive portions of the fastener element 26 .carried by the strap 7.This element is preferably made out of 'wire or other material whichwill yield to some extent When any considerable stress is applied to theadjusting straps. The element 26.is provided with two spring arms 27 and28, each having a bent portion 29, adapted to force the edges of thestrap8 into the notches on the stiff member 24.

Spring arms 27 and 28 may be crossed asshown in Figure 1 so as to bringthe bent portions 29 directly opposite each other or the constructionshown in Figures ll to 13 inclusive can be employed. Thefasteningelements 26 and24 can be separated by sim-' cap. I

In Figures 14 and 15, I have illustrated another form of fasteneradapted'to hold the adjusting straps 7 and 8 in an adjusted position.This fastener comprises a stationary element 30 and a movable element31. These two elements are fastened together by the pivot connectionshown at 32. The strap 7 is connectedto the movable element 31 and theother strap .8 is adapted to move between the elements 30 and 31 whenthe elements are in the position shown in Figure 14. If tension isapplied to the straps 8 while the elements of the fastener are in theposition shown in Figure 14, the movable element 31 closes down on tothe strap 8 so as to force the sharp projections 33 on the element 31into the material of the strap 8, as shown in Figure 15. The movableelement 31 has an upturned portion 34 which can be readily grasped whenit is desired to release the fastener. The strap come me e

7 is attached to' a cross-bar 35 which forms part of the movable element31.

It; is to be understood that my inventionis not confined to theparticular en1- bodiments illustrated and described but includes suchmodifications thereof as fall Within the scope of the appended claims.Various details such as the manner in which the cap body is made,whether out of a singel piece or a number of pieces of material, theparticular manner inwhic'h the front central section of the cap is mademovable with respect to the side sections, and the manner in which theconstricting strap orstraps are applied to the cap body can be variedWithin Wide limits without sacrificing theadvantages of my invention.

I claim l. A fastener for adjustable caps or the like, comprising amember" having a plurality of notches therein, and a second memberpartially looped about said notched member and having a lug adapted toengage the notched member to lock the two members together.

2. A fastener for adjustable caps or the like, comprising a memberhaving a plurality of notches therein, and a second member partiallylooped about said notched member and having a spring-pressed lug adaptedto engage the notched memberto lock the two members together.

3. A fastener for adjustable caps or the like, comprising a. memberhaving a plurality of notches along two edges thereof, and a secondmember surrounding said notched member and having two spring arms and alug carried by each arm, the spring arms being arranged so that the lugscarried thereby engage notches in the two notched edges of the firstmentioned member. s V

l 4;. A fastener for adjustable caps or the like, comprising a memberhaving a; plurality of notches along two edges thereof,

5. A fastener for adjustable caps or thelike comprising a blade memberhaving a plurality of notches therein, and a member having a spring armpartially looped about said blade member and havingia bent portionengaging in said notches to lock the two members together. 7 g V 6. Afastener for adjustable caps or the like comprising a blade memberhaving a' plurality of notches, along two edges thereof, and a doublespring-arm member surrounding said blade member and having bent portionsengaging in said notches in the two edges of said blade member.

7. A fastener for adjustable caps or the like comprising a bladememberlmving, a plurality of notches along its two edges, and a double.spring arm member surrounding said blade member and having bent portionsengaging in said notches, the arms'of said spring member beingoppositely looped about said blademember whereby the fastener can bereleasedby pressing the spirng arms together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' PHILIP A. FISCHER. V

